Antonyms for spectacle
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : spek-tuh-kuhl |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈspɛk tə kəl |
Definition of spectacle
Origin :- mid-14c., "specially prepared or arranged display," from Old French spectacle, from Latin spectaculum "a show, spectacle," from spectare "to view, watch," frequentative form of specere "to look at," from PIE *spek- "to observe" (see scope (n.1)).
- noun something showy; exhibition
- The spectacle as night fell was strange, ominous, but not unpicturesque.
- Extract from : « The Story of the Malakand Field Force » by Sir Winston S. Churchill
- It is a spectacle that may inspire the philosopher no less than the artist.
- Extract from : « The Story of the Malakand Field Force » by Sir Winston S. Churchill
- There was a hideous fascination in this spectacle stretched before us.
- Extract from : « In the Valley » by Harold Frederic
- He saw himself as he was—or nearly—and the spectacle did not please him.
- Extract from : « The Incomplete Amorist » by E. Nesbit
- They did not talk much; there was a silencing awe in the spectacle.
- Extract from : « The Greater Inclination » by Edith Wharton
- No other city in course of evolution has ever furnished such a spectacle.
- Extract from : « The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete » by Emile Zola
- The artillery portion of the spectacle produced a still greater effect.
- Extract from : « Freeland » by Theodor Hertzka
- But to the cub the spectacle of her protective rage was pleasing.
- Extract from : « White Fang » by Jack London
- As the music ceased, the master of the spectacle came forth from his retreat.
- Extract from : « Imogen » by William Godwin
- Stanley was the first of us to recover from the shock of this spectacle.
- Extract from : « Astounding Stories of Super-Science September 1930 » by Various
Synonyms for spectacle
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